politics
Notes from the Square: Griffith weighs in on Dominion, NextEra merger
Plus: Hashmi plans an energy listening tour, Spanberger urges Virginians to sign up as poll workers, and more board appointments and essay contest winners are announced.
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economy
Cardinal Commerce Notes: U.S. 58 project in Patrick County reaches milestone
Plus: A Virginia community college gets $200,000 for power line worker training, and we have some restaurant and real estate news.
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culture
Community gathering to mark century anniversary of Wytheville lynching turns ‘tragedy … into triumph’
Raymond Byrd was pulled from the Wytheville jail and killed by a mob in August 1926. His murder was one of the last lynchings in the state.
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education
Extra Credit: Python believed to have started Bedford County School fire
Plus: Roanoke’s superintendent enjoys her last first day, along with school improvement news from Roanoke and Tazewell counties.
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healthcare
The Pulse: Virginia Department of Health reaffirms support for childhood vaccine schedule in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order
Plus: Virginia Tech researchers make therapeutic discoveries in gene deletion disorders, HHS directs money to research and black lung clinics in Southwest Virginia.
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weather
Storm clusters line up on the northwest-flow track and roll across Virginia
By any name — squall line, bow echo, mesoscale convective system or derecho — Monday’s and Tuesday’s storms stirred up some gusty winds.
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opinion
New poll shows Spanberger approval rating has rebounded. Is it right?
Previous polls were taken in the immediate aftermath of redistricting and the budget dispute. Is it possible that those have now faded from view?
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sports
Former Patrick & Henry Community College player makes it to the big leagues with New York Yankees
Bradley Hanner is the first player from the school to make it to the Major Leagues. He made his debut Friday night.
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headlines from across the state
Headlines from across the state: ‘Project Flash’ data center proposal fizzles out in Franklin County; more …
From elsewhere: Tensions flare over Pride event cancelation in Augusta County. VCU and James City County study drone delivery of defibrillators. Virginia’s assault weapons ban still isn’t in effect, but one militia is still ready to resist.
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